Assessing the win-win situation of forage production and soil organic carbon through a short-term active restoration strategy in alpine grasslands

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dc.citation.volume14
dc.contributor.authorWang Y
dc.contributor.authorWang Z
dc.contributor.authorKang Y
dc.contributor.authorZhang Z
dc.contributor.authorBao D
dc.contributor.authorSun X
dc.contributor.authorSu J
dc.coverage.spatialSwitzerland
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-24T23:15:00Z
dc.date.available2024-07-24T23:15:00Z
dc.date.issued2024-01-11
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: Grassland degradation has seriously affected the ecological environment and human livelihood. To abate these, implementing effective management strategies to restore and improve the service functions and productivity of degraded grasslands is crucial. METHODS: To evaluate the influences of restoration measures combined with different grazing intensities on short-term (1 year) grassland restoration, the changes in soil physicochemical properties, as well as plant traits under restoration measures of different grazing intensities, reseeding, and fertilization, were analyzed. RESULTS: Soil organic carbon (SOC) increased to varying degrees, whereas available nutrients decreased under all combined restoration measures. Reseeding, alone and in combination with fertilization, substantially increased SOC, improved grassland vegetation status, and enhanced grassland productivity. The aboveground biomass of Gramineae and the total aboveground biomass increased under the combined restoration measures of transferring livestock out of the pasture 45 days in advance, reseeding, and fertilization (T4). Redundancy analysis revealed a strong correlation between grassland vegetation characteristics, SOC, and available potassium. Considering soil and vegetation factors, the short-term results suggested that the combination measures in T4had the most marked positive impact on grassland restoration. DISCUSSION: These findings offer valuable theoretical insights for the ecological restoration of degraded grasslands in alpine regions.
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dc.edition.edition2023
dc.format.pagination1290808-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38273956
dc.identifier.citationWang Y, Wang Z, Kang Y, Zhang Z, Bao D, Sun X, Su J. (2023). Assessing the win-win situation of forage production and soil organic carbon through a short-term active restoration strategy in alpine grasslands.. Front Plant Sci. 14. (pp. 1290808-).
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpls.2023.1290808
dc.identifier.eissn1664-462X
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn1664-462X
dc.identifier.number1290808
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70339
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherFrontiers Media S.A.
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1290808/full
dc.relation.isPartOfFront Plant Sci
dc.rights(c) The author/sen
dc.rights.licenseCC BYen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectecological restoration
dc.subjectgrassland degradation
dc.subjectplant
dc.subjectshort-term
dc.subjectsoil properties
dc.titleAssessing the win-win situation of forage production and soil organic carbon through a short-term active restoration strategy in alpine grasslands
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id485967
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